Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Brazil
Brazil: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 94.6% for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Brazil peaked at 94.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2017.
That places Brazil 82nd out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 86.8% | — |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 94.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 94.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.9% | 84.0% | 91.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 92.5% | 94.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Brazil?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Brazil was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Brazil ranks 82nd out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%).